Kraaifontein | |
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Coordinates: 33°50′39″S 18°41′55″E / 33.84417°S 18.69861°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Established | 1869-Subdividing farms, 1876- Railway station, 1877-Town development |
Area | |
• Total | 30.82 km2 (11.90 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 154,615 |
• Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 43.3% |
• Coloured | 40.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 14.4% |
• Other | 1.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 45.4% |
• Xhosa | 33.4% |
• English | 14.0% |
• Sotho | 2.5% |
• Other | 4.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 7570 |
PO box | 7569 |
Area code | +27 (0)21 |
Kraaifontein is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa and is located on the north-eastern outskirts of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality.
The name originated from large number of crows (Kraai in Afrikaans) that nest in the region.[2]